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ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — Max Runager, the former NFL punter who helped the San Francisco 49ers win the Super Bowl following the 1984 season, has died. He was 61.The 49ers announced Runager's death Sunday, and The Times and Democrat of Orangeburg reported he was found dead Friday in his car…

NEW YORK (AP) — Spike Lee says it's "fishy" that former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick remains an NFL free agent.Kaepernick's season-long protest of "The Star Spangled Banner" ahead of 49ers games became a topic of national debate last season. …

SEATTLE (AP) — Chip Kelly and Pete Carroll overlapped for only one season as college coaches in the Pac-10. They've met only once since both found their way to the NFL.If all goes to plan in both Seattle and San Francisco, the pair will get quite familiar over the next few seasons, beginn…

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Fred Quillan, the former San Francisco center who played on the 49ers' first two Super Bowl champion teams, has died. He was 60.The team said Thursday that Quillan died Monday.Quillan played all 10 seasons of his NFL career with the 49ers after being drafted in …

The backup quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, Colin Kaepernick, has stirred some people up lately. During a preseason game for the Niners, he refused to stand during the National Anthem to protest racial oppression. People went crazy and are still going crazy.

Kaepernick resumes throwingSANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Colin Kaepernick threw against the defense on Monday for the first time since August 10 at 49ers practice. He's been nursing a sore shoulder. Kaepernick is on track to make his preseason debut Friday against the Packers as he battles with Blaine…

SEATTLE (AP) — Thomas Rawls chose to run defenders over rather than stepping out of bounds.Tyler Lockett bulled his tiny frame into the end zone carrying a San Francisco defender on his back.The Seattle Seahawks rediscovered part of their identity thanks to a pair of rookies in a 29-13 win ove…

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Russell Wilson and the Seahawks ruled their one-sided rivalry against the 49ers for another night.Another Thursday night, in fact, and on San Francisco's home field again.Wilson threw a 43-yard touchdown pass to Tyler Lockett late in the first half, Marshawn Lynch added a …